FMCSA · Safety Measurement System register · Montana
Unsafe Driving in Montana
- 1,120Violations recorded
- 8,670Registered carriers in the state
- 58,940State inspections addressing it
Moving violations while operating a commercial motor vehicle -- speeding, following too close, an improper lane change, reckless driving. Montana carries 1,120 violations in this category, out of 649,893 recorded nationally, which places it 48 of 51 jurisdictions the register covers. Its share of the national figure is 0.002 as a fraction, banked by the build rather than turned into a ratio here. Nationally, a violation in this category carries an average severity weight of 5.55.
The state’s carriers by fleet size
- 1 power unit 4,274
- 2 to 5 power units 3,297
- 6 to 20 power units 753
- 21 to 100 power units 154
- 101 to 1,000 power units 22
- 1,000 or more power units 7
Other categories recorded in Montana
- Controlled Substances/Alcohol in MT 172
- Crash Indicator in MT 1,203
- Driver Fitness in MT 2,551
- Hazardous Materials Compliance in MT 349
- Hours-of-Service Compliance in MT 7,237
- Vehicle Maintenance in MT 29,890
Unsafe Driving across every jurisdiction → Every category in Montana →
Figures from the federal source files: EPA’s ECHO downloads, CMS provider files and the FMCSA census.
Counts from FMCSA SMS input files on data.transportation.gov: kjg3-diqy (Motor Carrier Census, 2,122,441 rows), rbkj-cgst (Inspection, 5,834,148), 8mt8-2mdr (Violation, 6,808,260), 4wxs-vbns (Crash, 255,582), p2mt-9ige (Out of Service Orders, 399,600); SoQL aggregates fetched 2026-09-16. The rank is taken over the jurisdictions this desk publishes, and the national figure beside it is the register’s own total for the category.
What this page shows
The page covers Unsafe Driving in Montana in the FMCSA Safety Measurement System register, which lists 1,120 violations, 8,670 registered carriers in the state, and 58,940 state inspections. Montana's 1,120 violations place it 48 of 51 jurisdictions, and the state's share of the national figure is 0.002 as a fraction. The page also lists Montana's carriers by fleet size: 4,274 with 1 power unit, 3,297 with 2 to 5 power units, 753 with 6 to 20 power units, 154 with 21 to 100 power units, 22 with 101 to 1,000 power units, and 7 with 1,000 or more power units.